Direct electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide by a molybdenum-containing formate dehydrogenase

Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide

Molybdenum Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase

The conversion of carbon sources such as coal and methane into liquid fuels, methanol and alkanes, the latter via the Fisher-Tropsch process, requires careful control of the H2/CO ratio in synthesis gas. 1 The control is achieved in industry by the water-gas shift reaction. (Figure 1). 2 The study of carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) enzymes is significant to the water gas shift reaction bec...

Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol by Direct Injection of Electrons into Immobilized Enzymes on a Modified Electrode

We present results for direct bio-electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to C1 products using electrodes with immobilized enzymes. Enzymatic reduction reactions are well known from biological systems where CO2 is selectively reduced to formate, formaldehyde, or methanol at room temperature and ambient pressure. In the past, the use of such enzymatic reductions for CO2 was limited due to the necessit...

Molecular approaches to the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.

This article reviews recent progress in the exploitation of carbon dioxide as a chemical feedstock. In particular, the design and development of molecular complexes that can act as catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO(2) is highlighted, and compared to other biological, metal- and non-metal-based systems.

Understanding trends in electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction rates

Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to fuels presents one of the great challenges in chemistry. Herein we present an understanding of trends in electrocatalytic activity for carbon dioxide reduction over different metal catalysts that rationalize a number of experimental observations including the selectivity with respect to the competing hydrogen evolution reaction. We also identify two d...